The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has announced that it will be seeking United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a third-party accreditation body. “We are again in expansion mode, adding new programmes in support of trade facilitation. Later this year we will be audited by the FDA in our quest to become a recognised FDA...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) has been working to improve support provided to students doing online classes. With primary operations now done online, the JTI moved away from the original ‘pull system’, where students would initially reach out for support. Director Principal at the JTI , Karen Campbell-Bascoe, speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said the Institute has...

The Justice Training Institute (JTI) is inviting interested persons to submit applications for its Diploma Programme in Court Reporting. The renewed call comes after the JTI paused the programme’s delivery for the last three years to improve the offerings of the course. Director Principal at the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe, says Court Reporting is a skill that can be used...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to learn new skills with the offerings available at the Justice Training Institute(JTI). The JTI, which is the training arm of the Justice Ministry, offers courses and programmes to persons working in the sector as well as the wider public. Director Principal at the JTI, Karen Campbell-Bascoe, said although the pandemic has brought many challenges, the...

A contract valued $141.5 million has been awarded to Morris Hill Limited to construct a classroom block at Black River High School in St. Elizabeth. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Cabinet has approved the award for the project, which represents phase two of expansions at the institution. She made the announcement during Wednesday’s (September 22)...

Approximately $250 million in grants will be paid to employees of independent schools under the Government’s COVID-19 Allocation of Resources of Employees (CARE) Programme. Cabinet has approved the payment to academic, administrative and ancillary staff in institutions registered with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Independent Schools Unit. More than 5,000 persons are employed to some 294 of these...

The University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica has launched a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Mines and Quarry Management. Development of the degree was supported through grant funding under the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States-European Union (EU) Development Minerals Programme. The capacity-building initiative aims to build the profile and improve the management of development minerals, including industrial...

Students wishing to pursue studies at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC) will have the opportunity to engage in Peace Studies as an Academic Discipline, through its Peace Institute. This is a radical shift in the focus of the University, apart from its ongoing offerings in higher education. President of the IUC, Professor Roderick Hewitt, told JIS News at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has handed over 40 tablet computers to support virtual learning for students in East Kingston and Port Royal. He presented the devices to Member of Parliament for the constituency, Phillip Paulwell, while visiting the vaccination site at the Windward Road Primary and Junior High School in East Kingston on Wednesday (Sept. 15). Some...